diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b5d929af..7ffe93b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "axum"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum-core",
diff --git a/axum/Cargo.toml b/axum/Cargo.toml
index 8785027f..4b007211 100644
--- a/axum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/axum/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "axum"
-version = "0.8.0" # remember to bump the version that axum-extra depends on
+version = "0.8.1" # remember to bump the version that axum-extra depends on
 categories = ["asynchronous", "network-programming", "web-programming::http-server"]
 description = "Web framework that focuses on ergonomics and modularity"
 edition = "2021"